China said in talks to build small nuclear reactors for Iran

Tehran and Beijing are in talks to have China build several small nuclear power plants in Iran, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday.

“Some negotiations have been held on mutual cooperation and building small nuclear power plants in Iran by China,” the Fars news agency quoted lawmaker Mojtaba Zonnour as saying.

Zonnour is the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Nuclear Committee.

“The Chinese welcomed the proposal and it was decided that the issue be pursued at other (higher) levels,” Zonnour added.

According to Fars, the small nuclear reactors have uses in different industries, including shipbuilding and construction of submarines.